Anti-Japanese War: The whole world is a base vehicle

"Mr. Division Commander, I'm afraid those people will not agree to your request." Kitano Kenzo frowned and said helplessly to the officers beside him.

He had just conveyed the headquarters' order to resolve the problem of the 4th Division. As expected, after hearing the order, the officers all showed expressions of disagreement on their faces, and it was obvious that they did not buy into his proposal.

"Everyone, this time it was the French army's mistake. They did not communicate the intelligence to us in time in advance, so this situation occurred." Kitano Kenzo patiently tried to make his tone sound calmer, trying to explain the reason of the matter to these officers.

He knew that if he wanted these people to cooperate, he had to let them understand the ins and outs of the matter first. Perhaps then they would be able to change their attitudes.

However, the officers in front of him remained indifferent. They just listened quietly and did not give any positive response.

"For this reason, the French army has decided to offer compensation." Seeing such indifferent reactions from these people, Kitano Kenzo had to speak again. He thought that perhaps mentioning compensation could arouse the interest of these people and change their attitude towards this matter.

"Compensation?" When several officers heard this word, their eyes suddenly lit up and they looked at each other.

In their hearts, if there was compensation, it would not be impossible to forgive the French army's mistake this time.

After all, in their view, as long as there is profit, everything can be negotiated.

It can even be said that even doing something absurd like violating principles or betraying the emperor is not impossible in the face of sufficient temptation of interests.

They all value their own gains and losses more than anything else.

"Yes, they decided to provide one thousand tons of rice as compensation. What do you think?" Kitano Kenzo gritted his teeth and stated the compensation conditions given by the French army, but he was secretly groaning in his heart and felt like his heart was bleeding.

These thousand tons of rice are not a small amount. They are very valuable materials. He felt really distressed to hand them over to these guys who only cared about profits.

But in order to get the 4th Division back on track and complete the task assigned by the headquarters, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and make such a compromise.

"One thousand tons of rice?" After hearing this number, several officers looked at each other, and there was a hint of satisfaction in their eyes. They all felt that this condition was indeed quite good.

In their view, the French army's willingness to offer so much rice as compensation seemed to be sincere, which made them feel a little more balanced.

However, the only and most difficult problem facing them now is the rebels equipped with Soviet weapons.

These rebels are not so easy to deal with. They are like a tough bone to chew, giving them a lot of headaches.

"Your Excellency the division commander, those rebels equipped with Soviet weapons are very powerful." A colonel was the first to explain, with a hint of helplessness and solemnity on his face.

In the previous battles with the rebels, he had deeply felt the enemy's powerful firepower and tenacious fighting ability. This was by no means an opponent that could be easily defeated.

"It's not that we didn't fight hard, it's just that the rebels had strong firepower and our losses were indeed huge," another lieutenant colonel added.

There was also a sense of grievance in his tone. After all, although their Fourth Division's style of doing things was a bit peculiar on weekdays, it was not that they did not try their best on the battlefield. It was just that the firepower of the rebels was too fierce, and they could not even raise their heads, resulting in the troops suffering considerable losses. There was nothing they could do about it.

"Have you found any Soviet military advisers?" Kitano Kenzo asked seriously, frowning.

He had always had a guess in his mind. Since these rebels were equipped with Soviet weapons, it would be reasonable for them to have Soviet military advisers commanding or guiding the operations from behind. If he could find these military advisers and eliminate them, it might be easier to deal with the rebels.

"Nothing was found." As a result, several people shook their heads, indicating that they did not find any Soviet military advisers.

This made Kitano Kenzo suddenly a little confused. He originally thought that he could find some breakthroughs here, but now this clue is also broken. So how did the rebels have such strong combat effectiveness?

How did they become so skilled in using Soviet weapons?

These questions were like a cloud of fog, lingering in Kitano Kenzo's mind, making him feel that the matter was becoming more confusing and elusive.

"Could it be that the Soviet Army had trained them a long time ago, just like the Anti-Japanese United Army in Northeast China?" A lieutenant colonel frowned and asked in confusion.

When he said this, everyone present couldn't help but feel moved, as if they had found a clue that might explain the situation.

Hearing this, Kitano Kenzo frowned slightly. After thinking for a moment, he felt that this was indeed a possible situation.

After all, if the Soviet army blatantly sent military advisers here, the impact would be too great and would easily attract the attention and reactions of all parties. Therefore, adopting a secret training method is a more covert means.

"It's possible, but what did the Soviet army want to do by sending these people? To expand their influence?" Kitano Kenzo seemed to be talking to himself.

He was really confused and couldn't figure out what the Soviet army's purpose was.

Even if he wanted to expand his influence, he wouldn't choose a place like this where he thought was a remote place, right?
This place is remote and does not seem to have any particularly outstanding strategic significance.

And if you think about it carefully, apart from some common resources like rice and wood, there is really nothing special here that is worth the Soviet army's efforts.

More importantly, these resources are not in short supply for the resource-rich Soviet army, so the Soviet army's move is really puzzling.

"I'm not sure. Maybe the Soviet army has some other purpose." The lieutenant colonel who spoke earlier shook his head helplessly. He was also confused and had no idea what the Soviet army was up to.

"Never mind, let's deal with these rebels first and wipe them out completely, then we will know the real purpose of the Soviet army." Kitano Kenzo took a deep breath, his expression became extremely serious, and his tone was firm.

He thought, since he couldn't figure out the Soviet army's purpose, he might as well get rid of these troublesome rebels first. Once they were all wiped out, maybe he would be able to see the Soviet army's true intentions.

"Yes." After hearing Kitano Kenzo's words, several Japanese officers agreed very readily.

In their opinion, since the division commander had made the decision, they just had to execute it, and they might even gain a lot of benefits by eliminating these rebels, so they all acted very motivated. But soon, the situation changed, and the other members of the 4th Division were not willing to continue fighting like this.

After all, their casualties in the previous battles with the rebels were too heavy.

Although they had French heavy artillery to help them in this battle and fighter planes in the sky to provide fire support, logically speaking, they should have the advantage in equipment and firepower.

But who could have imagined that the rebels were so flexible and changeable. They were like a group of cunning foxes, appearing here and disappearing again, and then suddenly emerging from some unexpected place to launch an attack.

Faced with such an opponent, even with strong firepower support, the 4th Division still suffered a lot and was badly beaten.

Moreover, these guys from Osaka were still calculating in their minds and felt that the benefits of this battle were really low.

They fight not only for the so-called honor or to complete the mission. In their hearts, whether they can get actual benefits is the most important thing.

After calculating the situation in this way, the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Division felt that it was not cost-effective, so naturally they began to resist and were unwilling to continue rushing forward to fight the rebels.

When the news here was passed back to the Governor's Mansion again, Governor Degu was stunned at first, and then he was so angry that he laughed.

His eyes widened, his face full of disbelief, and he couldn't help but ask loudly: "What kind of army is this?"

In his opinion, he had never seen such a shameless army in all his years of military service.

This is not at all what a soldier should do. It is simply a disgrace to the military.

These people only care about their own interests and completely ignore combat missions, alliance relations and the like. This is really too much.

But the 4th Division didn't care about Governor Degu's opinions at all, and even said shamelessly that they would only consider sending troops to continue fighting if Governor Degu paid a higher price.

They felt that they had already suffered so many casualties and they should get more compensation.

"Damn it, tell them there won't be a single grain of rice." Governor Degu was really angry this time. His face turned red and he roared angrily.

He thought to himself, this group of greedy and shameless guys wanted more benefits, but it was impossible. He would not indulge them anymore and this time he had to teach them a lesson.

Without the temptation of benefits, the 4th Division suddenly changed its appearance, and all kinds of strange problems emerged. One soldier complained of stomachache, and the next soldier complained of headache. In short, they found all kinds of reasons to say that they could not continue to advance and fight.

Kitano Kenzo looked at the messy scene in front of him and felt his head was about to explode, as if the blood clot in his brain was about to explode.

He was so angry, but there was nothing he could do about these guys.

It was not until this moment that he finally understood why a powerful general like Yamashita Tomoyuki could not help but curse when facing the 4th Division.

This is indeed a hopeless army.

But what is frustrating is that the opponent is a Type A division, which should be the more elite force in the Japanese army, but who could have thought that they would perform like this.

Thinking of this, Kitano Kenzo started to think about it. He felt that he should find a way to leave this damn division as soon as possible.

After all, if he follows such a team, his future will be delayed, and he doesn't want to just waste time here and accomplish nothing.

"Isn't one thousand tons of rice enough?" Kitano Kenzo suppressed his anger and tried to make his tone sound calmer. He tried to persuade the soldiers with kind words, hoping that they could see the current situation clearly.

These 1,000 tons of rice are not a small amount. It is already a very good compensation given by the French army. We should be content with it. We cannot always be so greedy.

But in the end, the soldiers didn't take his words seriously at all, as if they didn't hear them. They continued to do as they pleased, finding all kinds of excuses to shirk their responsibilities, and ignored him altogether.

Kitano Kenzo was so angry when he saw this that he stamped his feet, but he really had no idea what to do. He could only complain in his heart. He really didn't know what to do with these guys.

"The Fourth Division stopped the attack?" When Lu Yuhua received this news, his expression seemed unusually calm, as if all this was within his expectations.

He knew very well that the 4th Division had always attached great importance to gains and losses and would never fight a battle that would lose money.

Therefore, once the losses suffered on the battlefield are too great and beyond their acceptable range, the other side will definitely try every means to stop the attack to avoid further losses.

As expected, just a few days later, the enemy could no longer bear the situation on the battlefield and chose to avoid fighting without hesitation.

In Lu Yuhua's opinion, this is exactly in line with the style of the Fourth Division.

"General, should we take down the Governor's Mansion in one fell swoop?" A subordinate asked curiously. He looked at Lu Yuhua's calm face and thought that the current situation seemed to be quite favorable to him. Maybe he could take advantage of this opportunity to take down the Governor's Mansion in one fell swoop, so he couldn't help but put forward this idea.

Hearing this, Lu Yuhua remained calm. He did not immediately respond to his subordinate's proposal, but asked, "Are you sure you can take Hanoi?"

He knew in his heart that if he wanted to capture the Governor's Office, Hanoi was an extremely critical point. He had to ensure that Hanoi could be successfully captured before he could further attack the Governor's Office.

"There is great hope. There will be no problem as long as the Japanese army does not intervene at the critical moment." The subordinate explained hurriedly.

In fact, he knew clearly in his heart that if the Japanese army intervened at a critical moment, the situation would become much more complicated and his own actions would inevitably be greatly hindered.

But judging from the current situation, as long as the Japanese army does not interfere, we are very confident that we can capture Hanoi with our existing strength and preparation. (End of this chapter)